Editorial, El Deber: In the complex political landscape of Bolivia, the figure of former president Evo Morales has become a prominent protagonist and opponent, since his former Minister of Economy Luis Arce assumed the Presidency. The recent decision of the Plurinational Constitutional Court (TCP) to annul the indefinite presidential re-election has marked a milestone, leaving…
Tag: demagogue
Lack of institutionality | Carencia de institucionalidad
Carlos Toranzo Roca, Brujula Digital: We lost the Pacific War because Bolivia had a weak State that did not have a presence in its entire territory, with ravenous institutions; on the other hand, Chile had developed a solid State with more efficient institutions than those that existed in Bolivia. Many scholars of the Bolivian reality…
Masismo (MAS) = Drug trafficking in a failed state | Narcotráfico en un estado fallido
Yolanda Mamani Cayo, El Deber: They see 6 weaknesses that make Bolivia “fertile territory” for a crisis like that of Ecuador Drug trafficking activity is identified as the main point and around which other crimes are unleashed and have penetrated the spheres of power, according to the analysis of experts. The Government denies it, but…
Lies, deceptions of bankrupt masismo | Mentiras, engaños del masismo en bancarrota
Erbol, El Diario: They associate ‘statistical tables’ of ministers with misleading mirrors Given the recent crusade of President Luis Arce’s ministers, exposing statistical data on the economic situation, analyst Luis Eduardo Siles stated that “the economic charts” resemble the little mirrors brought by the Spanish to deceive the indigenous people during the colonial era. He…
There are NO dollars | 1 US$ = Bs7,8 | NO hay dólares
El Diario: In the parallel market it costs more than Bs 7.8 per unit Mobilizations announced due to shortage of dollars in the country Given the prolonged shortage of dollars in the national market, importers announced a mobilization, since this currency is used in different international trade transactions. The need to acquire the currency leads…
LIBERTARIANS? LIBERALS? | ¿LIBERTARIOS? ¿LIBERALES?
Oscar Antezana Malpartida, El Dia: Being libertarian is fashionable. Everyone talks about libertarianism but, I am sure, many without knowing exactly what it means, what it postulates or what it defends. It is fashionable because its arguments are persuasive and simple to market. For example, the libertarian is against taxes because it steals the product…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 